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SUBMITTER: Verberne WR
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6829838 | biostudies-other | 2019 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Verberne Wouter R WR Dijkers Janneke J Kelder Johannes C JC Jellema Wilbert T WT van Delden Johannes J M JJM Bos Willem Jan W WJW
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<h4>Objective</h4>Non-dialytic conservative care is argued to be a reasonable treatment alternative for dialysis in selected older patients with advanced chronic kidney disease. We evaluated patient-relevant outcomes including health-related quality of life in a previous study. However, the scoring algorithm we used to calculate the physical and mental component summary scores of the Short Form-36 (SF-36) turned out to differ from comparable studies on this topic. The aim of this critical apprai ...[more]